Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
What is wrong with people who raise their eyes to the sky in their prayer? They must stop, or their sight will be snatched away.
Sahih al-Bukhari 750
What this hadith teaches
Keeping the eyes on the place of prostration helps the heart stay present.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Narrator
- Anas ibn Malik
- Chapter
- Focus and humility in prayer
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَرْفَعُونَ أَبْصَارَهُمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فِي صَلاَتِهِمْ ". فَاشْتَدَّ قَوْلُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَالَ " لَيَنْتَهُنَّ عَنْ ذَلِكَ أَوْ لَتُخْطَفَنَّ أَبْصَارُهُمْ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 750, as given on sunnah.com.